{"id":214944,"date":"2026-01-06T03:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/savannah-guthrie-gives-health-update-after-vocal-cord-surgery\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T03:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:57:25","slug":"savannah-guthrie-gives-health-update-after-vocal-cord-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/savannah-guthrie-gives-health-update-after-vocal-cord-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Gives Health Update After Vocal Cord Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/savannah-guthrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a> is on the mend following vocal cord surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Guthrie, 54, shared a health update via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTIo0l-EUyy\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Monday, January 5, posting a photo of herself sporting black-frame glasses and holding a whiteboard with the message: \u201cAll good! Thanks for prayers and love!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In an accompanying caption, the <i>Today <\/i>anchor told her followers, \u201cSee you soon!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Guthrie\u2019s friends and fans posted messages of support in the comments section.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-admits-to-spanking-male-coworker-at-holiday-party\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-admits-to-spanking-male-coworker-at-holiday-party\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Savannah Guthrie Reveals She Once Spanked a Male Coworker at Holiday Party<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSavannah Guthrie has given fans a glimpse of her wild side with a shocking holiday party story. Guthrie, 53, appeared as Jenna Bush Hager\u2019s guest cohost on the Tuesday, December 23, episode of Today With Jenna &amp; Friends. During the show\u2019s \u201cGirl Code\u201d segment, the hosts answered a fan question about an upcoming office holiday [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFeel better my girlxxxx,\u201d wrote <strong>Hoda Kotb<\/strong>, while <strong>Sheinelle Jones<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0who recently succeeded Kotb, 61, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/when-does-today-with-jenna-and-sheinelle-start-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as a cohost on the fourth hour<\/a> of the NBC morning show \u2014\u00a0dropped four heart emojis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One fan wrote: \u201cKeep that whiteboard coming!!!!! the hard part is no whispering or talking\u2026. .\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTIo0l-EUyy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As part of her recovery, the TV journalist must not use her voice for several weeks. She had informed <i>Today<\/i>\u2019s audience on December 19 that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/savannah-guthrie-surgery-vocal-cords-rcna250043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking a temporary break from the show<\/a> to treat her vocal cords.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSome of you have noticed that my voice has been very scratchy and started to crack a little bit like Peter Brady, who was going through a change,\u201d Guthrie joked, adding, \u201cWell, I have found out what it is. I have vocal nodules, and now I also have a polyp. It\u2019s not a big, big deal, but I am going to have a surgery real early in the new year and be off for a couple of weeks. So it\u2019s my last day for a little while. So I just want to let everyone know, and if you\u2019ve been wondering, do I have the world\u2019s longest head cold? No, I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At the time, she told Jones, 47, and cohosts <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong> and <strong>Al Roker<\/strong>, \u201cYou\u2019ll love this, guys. I have to be silent for a couple of weeks, totally silent. Christmas coming early for my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jones told Guthrie that she underwent vocal-cord surgery five years prior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe silver lining is you have permission to be still,\u201d she said. \u201cThe house gets quiet. The kids are going to want to help you out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jones then showed Guthrie the whiteboard she used as she recuperated from her operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-reveals-how-hoda-kotb-told-her-about-today-show-exit\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Savannah-Guthrie-Says-Her-and-Hoda-Kotb-Have-Discussed-Today-Exit-for-Years-and-Years-feature.jpg?crop=0px%2C86px%2C1415px%2C799px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie Says Her and Hoda Kotb Have Discussed Today Exit for Years and Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Savannah-Guthrie-Says-Her-and-Hoda-Kotb-Have-Discussed-Today-Exit-for-Years-and-Years-feature.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-reveals-how-hoda-kotb-told-her-about-today-show-exit\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Savannah Guthrie Reveals How Hoda Broke News to Her About &#8216;Today&#8217; Exit<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSavannah Guthrie wasn\u2019t surprised by cohost Hoda Kotb\u2018s decision to leave the Today show. \u201cHoda and I have had this discussion for years and years,\u201d Guthrie, 52, exclusively told Us Weekly at Project Healthy Minds 2nd Annual World Mental Health Day Gala at Spring Studios in New York City on Thursday, October 10. \u201cWe\u2019re dear [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI know. I\u2019ll be like, \u2018No, you cannot eat candy in your bedroom,\u2019\u201d Guthrie joked of how she would communicate with her daughter Vale, 11, and son Charley, 9, whom she shares with husband <strong>Michael Feldman<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Guthrie said she was \u201creally excited about [the procedure]. This has been going on for years, honestly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When Jones noted that Guthrie could come out of the surgery with a <strong>Celine Dion<\/strong>-caliber singing voice, Guthrie quipped, \u201cIt\u2019s really funny. I used to be able to sing, and then I couldn\u2019t sing anymore, and then I couldn\u2019t speak anymore, so who knows?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Guthrie joined <i>Today<\/i>\u2019s anchor desk in 2011 and has since had three eye surgeries, including one to repair her retina following an 2019 eye injury and a cataract surgery in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSeeing all the colors a little brighter today \ud83c\udf38,\u201d she wrote in an Instagram update following the latter procedure. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful my surgery was a success! I\u2019m still healing but already noticing a major improvement in my vision. My eyes are filled \u2014 with tears of joy!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-gives-health-update-after-vocal-cord-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie is on the mend following vocal cord surgery. Guthrie, 54, shared a health update via Instagram on Monday, January 5, posting a photo of herself sporting black-frame glasses and holding a whiteboard with the message: \u201cAll good! Thanks for prayers and love!\u201d In an accompanying caption, the Today anchor told her followers, \u201cSee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-214944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}